Children’s Guardian Act 2019
41Conduct that is not reportable conduct
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41 Conduct that is not reportable conduct
41 Conduct that is not reportable conduct
Reportable conduct does not include—
(a) conduct that is reasonable for the purposes of discipline, management or care of a child, having regard to—
(i) the age, maturity, health or other characteristics of the child, and
(ii) any relevant code of conduct or professional standard, or
(b) the use of physical force if—
(i) in all the circumstances, the physical force is trivial or negligible, and
(ii) the circumstances in which it was used have been investigated and the result of the investigation has been recorded in accordance with appropriate procedures.
(c) (Repealed)
Example of conduct for paragraph (a)—
a school teacher raising his or her voice in order to attract attention or restore order in a classroom
Examples of conduct for paragraph (b)—
s 41: Am 2025 No 46, Sch 1[20].